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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unskillful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
un-skill-ful
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not skillful.

Etymology

From un- + skillful.

Inflected Forms

more unskillful (comparative) most unskillful (superlative) unskilful (alternative)

Derived Forms

unskillfulness

Frequently Paired Words

unskilled unskillfully untalented unexperienced

Synonyms

unskilled botchy butcherly

Questions

What does unskillful mean?
Not skillful.
Where does unskillful come from?
From un- + skillful.

How to pronounce unskillful

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